Osseous Surgery

The problem with resective gum surgery was that it often left the patient looking "long in the tooth."

In the past, gum disease was treated by eliminating the gum pockets by trimming away the infected gum tissue and by recontouring the uneven bone tissue. Although this is still an effective way of treating gum disease, new and more sophisticated procedures are used routinely today. The problem with resective gum surgery was that it often left the patient looking "long in the tooth." Click on the tab for Regenerative Periodontal Surgery to see how lost periodontal bone support for teeth can be reconstructed.